Hello,
I am a new coder and have a question for a provider.
I have a provider who lives in a rural area and goes to two different LTACH facilities. She is only able to visit one of the facilities once a week due to the volume and distance of the facility. Due to this, the wound coordinator there calls her quite a bit to ask questions and the provider will review/order labs, and review pictures of the patients wounds prior to her coming in. My question is how can this provider get the credit for reviewing and ordering all these things without the patient actually being seen. Does this go into the MDM when the patient is seen at the next face-to-face visit or could we use codes from the care management services? My only concern with the Care Management Services section is that is says that these services provided to the patient "residing a home or in a domiciliary, rest home, or assisted living facility". The facility she is at is an Long-term acute care facility (LTACH). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am a new coder and have a question for a provider.
I have a provider who lives in a rural area and goes to two different LTACH facilities. She is only able to visit one of the facilities once a week due to the volume and distance of the facility. Due to this, the wound coordinator there calls her quite a bit to ask questions and the provider will review/order labs, and review pictures of the patients wounds prior to her coming in. My question is how can this provider get the credit for reviewing and ordering all these things without the patient actually being seen. Does this go into the MDM when the patient is seen at the next face-to-face visit or could we use codes from the care management services? My only concern with the Care Management Services section is that is says that these services provided to the patient "residing a home or in a domiciliary, rest home, or assisted living facility". The facility she is at is an Long-term acute care facility (LTACH). Any help would be greatly appreciated.